Map of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Mount Hagen is the administrative centre of Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, with a population of about 33,623. It lies at 5.8575°S, 144.2306°E. Mount Hagen is about 515 km (320 mi) northwest of Port Moresby, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lae, 320 km to the east.
Mount Hagen at a glance
Country
Region
Western Highlands Province
Population
33,623GeoNames
Coordinates
-5.8575, 144.23065°51′27″S 144°13′50″E
Time zone
Pacific/Port_MoresbyUTC+10:00
Local time
–
Distance to Port Moresby
515 km (320 mi)
Where is Mount Hagen?
- The 4th largest city in Papua New Guinea by recorded population.
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 47 min on the shortest day to 12 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Mount Hagen
- Lae — 320 km east
- Merauke — 514 km southwest, Indonesia
- Port Moresby — 515 km southeast
- Jayapura — 537 km northwest, Indonesia
- Abepura — 539 km northwest, Indonesia
- Popondetta — 547 km southeast
- Sentani — 551 km northwest, Indonesia
- Wamena — 617 km west, Indonesia
- Mulia — 732 km west, Indonesia
- Biak — 1043 km northwest, Indonesia
Largest cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby — 283,733
- Lae — 76,255
- Arawa — 40,266
- Popondetta — 28,198
Map of Papua New Guinea and all its cities →
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.